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The October 2019 Auction: Part 5
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Estimate: $60
Nicked, very lightly scuffed label.
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"The 2016 Chardonnay Bien Nacido Vineyard Block W is the most exotic of Justin Willett's Chardonnays this year, offering up a honeyed bouquet of musky peach and orchard fruit, suggesting there may have been a touch of botrytis in the vineyard this year. On the palate, it's medium-bodied, ample and saline, with an expansive attack but a bright, tensile core that wins out on the crisp, precise finish. This is another wine that I'd love to see again after a couple of years in bottle."
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"The 2016 Chardonnay Bien Nacido Vineyard Block W is the most exotic of Justin Willett's Chardonnays this year, offering up a honeyed bouquet of musky peach and orchard fruit, suggesting there may have been a touch of botrytis in the vineyard this year. On the palate, it's medium-bodied, ample and saline, with an expansive attack but a bright, tensile core that wins out on the crisp, precise finish. This is another wine that I'd love to see again after a couple of years in bottle."
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